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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
Abstract
General and Academic -Regulations for the Integrated Programmes - Choice Based Credit and Semester System
(CBCSS) in Affiliated Colleges- under University of Calicut -w.e.f 2020 admission- Modification in Clause 6.5 and
Clause 6.7 - Approved - Orders issued.

G & A - IV - J
U.O.No. 13141/2022/Admn Dated, Calicut University.P.O, 04.07.2022

Read:-1.U.O.No. 4852/2021/Admn dated, 26.04.2021

2.U.O.No. 18444/2021/Admn dated, 22.11.2021.
3.U.O.No. 11441/2022/Admn dated, 09.06.2022
4.U.O.No. 12901/2022/Admn dated, 30.06.2022
5.Orders of the Vice Chancellor in the file of even no. dated 04.07.2022

ORDER

1. The regulations for the Integrated Programmes under Choice Based Credit
Semester System (CBCSS) in affiliated colleges with effect from 2020
admission has been implemented, vide paper read (1) above.

2. Vide paper read (2) above, the following orders were issued, modifying Clause 6.5
and Clause 6.7 in the regulations for the Integrated Programmes under Choice
Based Credit Semester System (CBCSS) in affiliated colleges with effect from 2020
admission and same has been ratified by the Academic Council, vide paper read
(4) above.

Forming a new group (Group 6 for General Courses), namely Group 6-

English, Malayalam, Sociology & Politics in the Clause 6.5 of Regulations for
Integrated Programmes.

Rectifying the typographical error in the table of the clause 6.5 in the
Regulations for Integrated programmes has been rectified.

Modifying the clause 6.7 of Regulations for Integrated Programmes as

follows:“Two or Three Allied core courses that are distributed in the first four
semesters. The Allied core courses in first and fourth semester (Type 1) shall
be the same. The Allied core courses in second and third semester (Type 2)
shall be the same and similarly the Allied core courses in third and fourth
semester (Type 3) shall be the same.”

3. Vide paper read (3) above, the following orders were issued, subject to ratification
by Academic Council, modifying the Clause 6.7 in the regulations for the
Integrated Programmes under Choice Based Credit Semester System (CBCSS) in
 affiliated colleges with effect from 2020 admissions.

"Two or Three Allied core courses that are related to the core subject and are
distributed in the first four semesters.There shall be one Allied core course in
a semester for Integrated M.A Programmes.The Allied core courses in first
and fourth semester (Type 1) shall be the same. The Allied core courses in
second and third semester (Type 2) shall be the same and similarly the Allied
core courses in third and fourth semester (Type 3) shall be the same. The
college can choose any Allied Core courses under Type 1,Type 2 & Type 3 for
a programme. Once they choose the Allied Core courses that should be
intimated to the university.If a college wants to change the Allied core course
pattern (Type 1, Type 2 & Type 3) prior sanction has to be obtained. For all
other Integrated programmes, the pattern of Allied core subjects should
follow the existing pattern of complementary courses of UG programmes
(CBCSS-UG-2019 regulation.)"

4. Vide paper read (5) above, the Vice Chancellor has ordered to include
the modifications, as detailed in para (2) and (3) above in the clause 6.5 & clause
6.7 of the regulations for the Integrated Programmes under Choice Based Credit
Semester System (CBCSS) in affiliated colleges with effect from 2020 admission.

5. Sanction is, therefore, accorded to implement the modified regulations for the
Integrated Programmes under Choice Based Credit Semester in affiliated colleges
with effect from 2020 admission, by incorporating the modifications in Clause 6.5
& 6.7, detailed in Para (2) & (3) above respectively, subject to ratification by the
Academic council.

6. Orders are issued accordingly. (Modified Regulations appended)

Ajitha P.P

Joint Registrar

To
The Principals/Heads of all affiliated Colleges/Institutions/Departments under the
University of Calicut
Copy to: PS to VC/PA to R/PA to CE/GA IV B,C & E Sections/GA I F Section/CHMK
Library/SF/DF/FC

Forwarded / By Order

Section Officer
 UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
REGULATION FOR INTEGRATED PROGRAMMES
Under the Choice Based Credit and Semester System (CBCSS) in Affiliated Colleges
(2020 Admission Onwards)

1. Title
These Regulations shall be called ‘The University of Calicut Regulations for Integrated Programme
under the Choice Based Credit and Semester System (CBCSS) in Affiliated Colleges’, 2020.
2. Introduction / Preface
The educational system in Kerala has undergone significant transformation over the decades. The
introduction of integrated programmes in higher education is one of them. The integrated programme is a
degree programme that merges two degrees and a single degree is awarded as a whole after the
completion of the programme. Several programmes under liberal arts, humanities and social sciences are
offered as stand-alone disciplines in our states. The scope and relevance of the interdisciplinary approach
is yet to be explored in the higher education sector of Kerala in an adequate manner to address the
changing needs of the society. Integrated Programmes combining two academic disciplines is a potential
area of knowledge in the present day context. Interdisciplinary programmes draw from two or more
academic disciplines that work together to create a powerful learning experience and emphasize
integrative learning, critical thinking, and creative problem solving. The need to create a new generation
of students who combine a rigorous disciplinary depth with the ability to reach out to other disciplines
and work in interdisciplinary teams is more urgent in the emerging world scenario. Because these skills
cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries, interdisciplinary programmes can address identifiable long-
term problems in the economy, society, and government more effectively than the academically defined
disciplinary paradigms. Interdisciplinary approach in research and education are central to future
competitiveness, because knowledge creation and innovation frequently occur at the interface of
disciplines.
Curriculum of integrated programme aims to equip students with knowledge, skills, values, attitudes,
leadership readiness/qualities and lifelong learning. The students on completion of this programme will
attain various 21st century skills like critical thinking, problem solving, analytic reasoning, cognitive
skills, self-directed learning etc. The curriculum focuses on pragmatist approach whereby application of
theoretical concepts is taught with substantial coverage of practical and field works.
3. Programme General Objectives

 Dissemination and Advancement of knowledge by providing instructional and research

opportunities in various branches of knowledge.
 Promoting innovativeness in teaching –learning methods and inter disciplinary training and
research.
 Discover the value of integrating the study of various academic disciplines suited to their life-
long interests.
 Become inter-disciplinary thinkers who analytically and creatively embrace new ideas.
 Develop collaboration skills while working with others who have different perspectives.
 Improving social and Economic conditions and welfare of of people especially pertaining to
intellectual, academic and social development.

4. Scope, Coverage & Commencement

The regulations provided herein shall apply to all Regular Integrated programmes under various Faculty
conducted by the University of Calicut for the admissions commencing from 2020 with effect from the
academic year 2020-21.
5. DEFINITIONS
5.1. ‘Programme’ means the entire course of study and examinations for the award of a degree.
5.2. ‘Integrated Programme’ contains ‘Foundation Programme’ and ‘Advanced Programme’.
5.2.1. ‘Foundation Programme’ means the course of study from first to sixth semester of Integrated
Programme.
5.2.2. ‘Advanced Programme’ means the course of study from seventh to tenth semester of Integrated
Programme.
5.3. ‘Duration of programme’ means the time period required for the conduct of the programme. The
duration of an Integrated Pprogramme shall be ten semesters distributed in a period of 5 years.
5.4. ‘Academic Week’ is a unit of five working days in which distribution of work is organized from day
one to day five, with five contact hours of one hour duration on each day. A sequence of 18 such
academic weeks constitutes a semester.
5.5. ‘Semester’ means a term consisting of 18 weeks (16 instructional weeks and two weeks for
examination).
5.6. ‘Course’ means a segment of subject matter to be covered in a semester.
5.7. ‘Common course’ means a course that comes under the category of courses, including compulsory
English and additional language courses and a set of general courses, the selection of which is
compulsory for all students undergoing Integrated Programmes.
5.8.‘Core course’ means a compulsory course in a subject related to a particular degree programme.
5.9. ‘Open course’ means a course which can be opted by a student at his/her choice.
5.10.‘Allied Core Course’ means a course which is generally related to the core course.
5.11.‘Improvement course’ is a course registered by a student for improving his/her performance in that
particular course.
5.12. ‘Audit Course/Ability Enhancement course/Professional Competency Course’ is a course which is
mandatory as per the directions from the Regulatory authorities like UGC, Supreme Court etc.
5.13.‘Department’ means any Teaching Department in a college offering a course of study approved by
the University as per the Statutes and Act of the University.
5.14.‘Department Co-ordinator’ is a teacher nominated by a Dept. Council to co-ordinate all the works
related to Integrated Programme undertaken in that department including continuous evaluation.
5.15.‘Department Council’ means the body of all teachers of a department in a college.
5.16.‘Parent Department’ means the Department which offers a particular degree programme.
5.17.‘College Co-ordinator’ is a teacher nominated by the college council to co-ordinate the effective
running of the process of CBCSS (Integrated) including internal evaluation undertaken by various
departments within the college. She/he shall be the convenor for the College level monitoring committee.
5.18. College level monitoring committee. A monitoring Committee is to be constituted for CBCSS
(Integrated) at the college level with Principal as Chairperson, college co-ordinator as convenor and
department co-ordinators as members. The elected College union chairperson shall be a member of this
committee.
5.19.‘Faculty Adviser’ means a teacher from the parent department nominated by the Department
Council, who will advise the student in the academic matters and in the choice of open courses.
5.20.‘Credit’(C) is a unit of academic input measured in terms of weekly contact hours/course contents
assigned to a course.
5.21.‘Extra Credit’ is the additional credit awarded to a student over and above the minimum credits
required in a programme, for achievements in co-curricular activities and social activities conducted
outside the regular class hours, as decided by the University. For calculating CGPA, extra credits will not
be considered.
5.22.‘Letter Grade’ or simply ‘Grade’ in a course is a letter symbol (O, A+, A, B+, B, C, P, F, I and Ab).
Grade shall mean the prescribed alphabetical grade awarded to a student based on his/her performance in
various examinations. The Letter grade that corresponds to a range of CGPA is given in Annexure I.
5.23. Each letter grade is assigned a ‘Grade point’ (G) which is an integer indicating the numerical
equivalent of the broad level of performance of a student in a course. Grade Point means point given to a
letter grade on 10 point scale.
5.24.‘Semester Grade Point Average’ (SGPA) is the value obtained by dividing the sum of credit points
obtained by a student in the various courses taken in a semester by the total number of credits in that
semester. SGPA shall be rounded off to three decimal places. SGPA determines the overall performance
of a student at the end of a semester.
5.25.‘Credit Point’(P) of a course is the value obtained by multiplying the grade point (G) by the credit
(C) of the course: P=G x C
5.26.‘Cumulative Grade Point Average’ (CGPA) is the value obtained by dividing the sum of credit
points in all the semesters taken by the student for the entire programme by the total number of credits in
the entire programme and shall be rounded off to three decimal places.
5.27. Grade Card means the printed record of students’ performance, awarded to him/her.
5.28. Course teacher : A teacher nominated by the Head of the Department shall be in charge ofa
particular course.
5.29. 'Strike off the roll' A student who is continuously absent for 14 days without sufficient reason and
proper intimation to the Principal of the college shall be removed from the roll.
5.30. Words and expressions used and not defined in this regulation, but defined in the Calicut University
Act and Statutes shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Act and Statutes.
6. Structure of the Programme
Students shall be admitted to Integrated Programme under Faculty of Science, Humanities, Language &
Literature, Commerce & Management Studies, Fine Arts, Journalism and such other Faculty constituted
by University from time to time.
6.1. Course Duration
The Integrated Programme is a five-year (10 semesters) programme with an exit option after the
completion of VI Semester. Students who have successfully completed according to the minimum
mark/grade required for pass and apply for exit option will be awarded Degree in areas concerned. The
degree awarded as per the exit options is as equivalent as the degrees of any non-integrated programme.
Students, who continue the programme and successfully complete X semester will be awarded Integrated
Masters Degree in the area concerned.
6.2. Eligibility for Admission
Eligibility for admissions and reservation of seats for First Semester of the Programme shall be according
to the rules framed by the University from time to time. The eligibility of admission to the integrated
programme is exactly corresponding to the eligibility criteria of a non-integrated programme in the
relevant area as decided by the relevant board of studies.
Index Mark for Admission shall be the sum total of Marks for the Higher Secondary or equivalent and
the subject marks secured for concerned subjects decided by the relevant Board of Studies.
Admission taken at the first semester shall be admission to “Five Year Integrated programme” and
students will not be required to take re-admission at any stage of the programme unless the student
discontinues the programme after VI semester.
The programme framework provides additional entry point as, the student, who has discontinued his/her
studies on obtaining corresponding degree from integrated programme, can join at a later date for the
programme to complete Masters Degree, if vacancy available and is subject to the decision of the
University.
If any vacancy arises due to discontinuation or exit option after VI Semester, fresh admission shall be
allowed subjected to University Admission regulations.
The maximum number of students to be admitted to the Programme shall be limited to 30 students.
Student transfer from one college to another college following integrated programme to 3rd and 5th
Semester of Foundation Programme and 9th semester of Advanced Programme will be according to the
existing rules and procedures of the University.
6.3. Courses: The Integrated programme shall include nine types of courses, viz; Common Courses
(Code IA), Core courses (Code IB), Allied Core courses (Code IC), Open Course (Code ID), Elective
Courses (Code IE), Project (Code IF), Comprehensive Viva (Code IG), Practical/Lab (IH) and
Audit courses (Code II).
6.4. Course code : Each course shall have a unique alphanumeric code number, which includes
abbreviation of the subject in three letters, the semester number (1 to 10) in which the course is
offered, the type of the course (IA to II) and the serial number of the course (01,02 ......). For example:
CHE2IB04 represents a core course of serial number 04 offered in the second semester of the integrated
programme in Chemistry.
6.5. Common Courses
All Integrated Programmes should follow the Common courses in I to IV semesters listed for LRP
Programmes in CBCSS UG Regulations ,University of Calicut. The Courses are distributed as per the
following table. Changes made in the syllabus of the Common courses by the respective boards will be
applicable to Integrated Programmes also.

No. Semester Course Code Corresponding Course and code in CBCSS UG

Regulations

1 1 ENG1IA01 ENG1A01 (Common English Course 1)

2. 1 ENG1IA02 ENG1A02 (Common English Course 2)

3. 1 MAL1IA07(3) or MAL1A07(3) or
HIN1IA07(3) or HIN1A07(3) or
ARB1IA07(3) or ARB1A07(3) or
SKT1IA07(3) SKT1A07(3)
Additional language Course 1

4. 2 ENG2IA03 ENG2A03 (Common English Course 3)

5. 2 ENG2IA04 ENG2A04 (Common English Course 4)

6. 2 MAL2IA08(3) or MAL2A08(3) or
HIN2IA08(3) or HIN2A08(3) or
ARB2IA08(3) or ARB2A08(3) or
SKT2IA08(3) SKT2A08(3)
Additional language Course 2

In addition to English and Additional Language, the following General Courses are also included in the
category of Common Courses :
A11. General Course I – Third Semester
A12. General Course II – Third Semester
A13. General Course III - Fourth Semester
A14. General Course IV - Fourth Semester
Common courses A01-A04 shall be taught by English teachers and A07-A08 by teachers of
Additional languages respectively. General courses A11-A14 shall be offered by Teachers of
departments offering core courses concerned.
General courses I, II, III and IV shall be designed by the group of boards concerned.
The subjects under Language Reduced Pattern (LRP) (Alternative Pattern) are grouped into five and
General Courses I, II, III & IV shall be the same for each group.
1. BBA, B.Com. Fashion Technology, Hotel Management.
2. Industrial Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Food Science and Technology.
3. Computer Science, Electronics, Instrumentation, Printing Technology, Computer
Application, Applied Physics
4. Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Aquaculture, Plant Science, Environmental Science & Water
Management, Genetics, Microbiology
5. B.A Multimedia, B.A Visual Communication, B.A Film and Television, BA Graphic Design
and Animation programme.
6.English, Malayalam, Sociology, Politics

Common Courses Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 3 Sem 4

in various
programme

Foundation A01,A02,A07(3) A03,A04,A08(3) A11,A12 A13,A14

6.6. Core Courses

Core courses are the courses in the major (core) subject of the degree programme chosen by the student.
Core courses are offered by the parent department. There shall be a Project Work in the Foundation
Programme with 3 credits and for Advanced Programme, with a maximum of 8 credits including
Comprehensive Viva-voce. Project Work / Dissertation in the advanced programme shall be treated as
Core Courses. Project Work is mandatory for all programmes and Comprehensive Viva-voce is optional
and to be done in the end semester of the Advanced Programme.
6.7. Allied Core Courses
Two or Three Allied core courses that are related to the core subject and are distributed in the first four
semesters.There shall be one Allied core course in a semester for Integrated M.A Programmes.The Allied
core courses in first and fourth semester (Type 1) shall be the same. The Allied core courses in second
and third semester (Type 2) shall be the same and similarly the Allied core courses in third and fourth
semester (Type 3) shall be the same. The college can choose any Allied Core courses under Type 1,Type
2 & Type 3 for a programme. Once they choose the Allied Core courses that should be intimated to the
university.If a college wants to change the Allied core course pattern (Type 1, Type 2 & Type 3) prior
sanction has to be obtained. For all other Integrated programmes, the pattern of Allied core subjects
should follow the existing pattern of complementary courses of UG programmes (CBCSS-UG-2019
regulation.)
6.8. Open Courses
There shall be one open course in core subjects in the fifth semester. The open course shall be open to all
the students in the institution except the students in the parent department. The students can opt that
course from any other department in the institution. Each department can decide the open course from a
pool of three courses offered by the University. Total credit alloted for open course is 3 and the hours
alloted is 3. If there is only one programme in a college, they can choose either language courses or
physical education as open course.
6.9. Elective courses in Advanced Programme
Elective Course means a course, which can be substituted, by equivalent course from the same subject
and a minimum number of courses are required to complete the programme. Elective courses shall be
spread over either in the Nineth & Tenth Semesters combined or in any one of these Semesters (IX / X)
only subject to the stipulations of the Board of Studies concerned.
6.10. Audit Courses/Ability Enhancement Courses/Professional Competency Courses
These are courses which are mandatory for a programme but not counted for the calculation of SGPA or
CGPA.
6.10.1. There shall be one Audit course each in the first four semesters of the Foundation Programme.
These courses are not meant for class room study. The foundation Programmes should follow the Audit
courses from I to IV semesters as per the CBCSS UG Regulations, University of Calicut. Changes
made in the syllabus of the Audit courses by the respective boards will be applicable to Integrated
Programmes also. The students can attain only pass (Grade P) for these courses. At the end of each
semester there shall be examination conducted by the college from a pool of questions (Question Bank)
set by the University. The students can also attain these credits through online courses like SWAYAM,
MOOC etc (optional). The list of passed students must be sent to the University from the colleges at least
before the fifth semester examination. The list of courses in each semester with credits are given below.
Course with credit Semester
Environment Studies – 4 credit
Disaster Management - 4 credit
Human Rights/Intellectual Property Rights/ Consumer Protection* - 4 credit
Gender Studies/Gerontology * - 4 credit
(* - Colleges can opt any one of the courses)

6.10.2. There will be two Audit Courses(Ability Enhancement Course & Professional Competency
Course) with 4 credits each in the Advanced Programme. These have to be done one each in the seventh
and eighth semesters. The credits will not be counted for evaluating the overall SGPA & CGPA. The
colleges shall conduct examination for these courses and have to intimate / upload the results of the same
to the University on the stipulated date during the IX Semester. Students have to obtain only minimum
pass requirements in the Audit Courses. The details of Audit courses are given below:
Semester Course title Suggested area Details

VII Ability Internship / Seminar Board of Studies

Enhancement presentation / concerned can
Course (AEC) Publications / Case study design appropriate AEC
analysis / & PCC and evaluation
Industrial or Practical criteria by considering
Training the relevant aspects in
/Community linkage the core area of the
programme / faculty under study.
Book reviews etc.

VIII Professional To test the skill level of

Competency students like
Course (PCC) testing the application
 level of
different softwares such
as SPSS/R/ Econometrics
/
Pythan/Any software
relevant to the
programme of study /
Translations
etc.

6.11. Extra Credit Activities

Extra credits are mandatory for the programme. Extra credits will be awarded to students who participate
in activities like NCC, NSS and Swatch Bharath. Those students who could not join in any of the above
activities have to undergo Calicut University Social Service Programme (CUSSP). Extra credits are not
counted for SGPA or CGPA.
6.12. Projects
Every student of a Foundation Programme shall have to work on a project (minor) of 3 credits under the
supervision of a faculty member .There shall be a 'Project work' (Major) with dissertation and
'Comprehensive Viva-voce' as separate courses relating to the Core area under study in the end semester
of Advanced Programme and included in the Core Courses. Project Work is mandatory for all
programmes and Comprehensive Viva-voce is optional and these shall be done in the end semester.
Project work relate Viva voce shall be one of the criteria for Project work evaluation.
6.13. Calicut University Social Service Programme (CUSSP)
In this programme, a student has to complete 12 days of social service. This has to be completed in the
first four semesters; 3 days in each semester. For the regular programme the student has to work in a
Panchayath or Local body or in a hospital/ poor home or old age home or in a Pain & paliative centre or
any social work assigned by the College authorities. Students who engaged in College Union activities
and participate in sports and cultural activities in Zonal level have to undergo only 6 days of CUSSP
during the entire programme. The whole documents regarding the student should be kept in the college
and the Principal should give a Certificate for the same. The list of students (successfully completed the
programme) must be sent to the University before the commencement of the fifth semester examinations.
A College level Co-ordinator and a Department level Co-ordinator shall be appointed for the smooth
conduct of the programme.
7. Credit Pattern
Each course shall have certain credits. The total minimum credit for integrated Programme shall be 200
for 10 semesters in which 120 credits for Foundation level (first six semesters) and 80 credits for
Advanced level (last four semesters) programmes. These credits shall be spread across core courses,
electives, open courses, practicals, seminars and minor/major project/dissertation. However there shall
be flexibility in the requirement of minimum/maximum credits for core and elective courses per semester
as well as for whole programme. A student is required to acquire a minimum of 140 credits for the
completion of the foundation programme, of which 120 credits are to be acquired from class room study
and shall only be counted for SGPA and CGPA. Out of the 120 credits, 38 (14 for common (English)
courses + 8 for common languages other than English + 16 for General Courses) credits shall be from
common courses, 3 credits for project and 3 credits for the open course.
However the credits to be set apart for the Core and Allied Core courses shall be decided by the faculty
concerned. The maximum credits for a course shall not exceed 5.
Total credit for the advanced programme shall be 80 (eighty), this describes the weightage of the course
concerned and the pattern of distribution is as detailed below :
i) Total Credit for Core Courses shall not be less than 60 (sixty) and not more than 68 (sixty eight).
ii) Total Credit for Elective Course shall not be less than 12 (twelve) and not more than 20 (Twenty).
8. Attendance.
A student shall be permitted to appear for the semester examination, only if he/she secures not less than
75% attendance in each semester. Attendance shall be maintained by the Department concerned.
Condonation of shortage of attendance to a maximum of 10% in the case of single condonation and 20%
in the case of double condonation in a semester shall be granted by University remitting the required fee.
Benefits of attendance may be granted to students who attend the approved activities of the
college/university with the prior Concurrence of the Head of the institution. Participation in such
activities may be treated as presence in lieu of their absence on production of participation/attendance
certificate (within two weeks) in curricular/extracurricular activities (maximum 9 days in a semester).
Students can avail of condonation of shortage of attendance in a maximum of four semesters during the
foundation programme (Either four single condonations or one double condonation and two single
condonations during the foundation programme and two single condonation or one double condonation
during the advanced programme) . If a student fails to get required attendance, he/she can move to the
next semester only if he/she acquires 50% attendance. In that case, a Provisional registration is needed.
Such students can appear for supplementary examination for such semesters after the completion of the
foundation/advanced programme. Less than 50% attendance requires Readmission. Readmission is
permitted only once during the entire programme.
8.1. Re-admission Rules : There shall be provision for Readmission of students in Integrated Programme.
The Principal can grant readmission to the student and inform the matter of readmission to the Controller
of Examinations within one month of such readmission. This readmission is not to be treated as college
transfer. There should be a gap of at least one semester for readmission. The candidate seeking
readmission to a particular semester should have registered for the previous semester examination.
Readmission shall be taken within two weeks from the date of commencement of the semester
concerned.
8.2. Grace Marks:
Grace Marks may be awarded to a student for meritorious achievements in co-curricular activities (in
Sports/Arts/NSS/NCC/Student Entrepreneurship) carried out besides the regular hours. Such a benefit is
applicable and limited to a maximum of 8 courses in an academic year spreading over two semesters in
the Foundation Programme. In addition, maximum of 6 marks per semester can be awarded to the
students of Integrated Programmes, for participating in the College Fitness Education Programme
(COFE).
9. Board of studies & Courses
The UG Boards of Studies concerned shall design all the courses offered in the Foundation Programmes
offered in the first six semesters and PG Board of studies concerned shall design all the courses offered
in the last 4 semesters of integrated programme . The Boards shall design and introduce new courses,
modify or re-design existing courses and replace any existing courses with new/modified/re-designed
courses to facilitate better exposure and training for the students. In due course University may think of
establishing separate Board of Studies for the integrated programme of different discipline.
10. Registration
Each student shall make an online registration for the courses he/she proposes to take, in Consultation
with the Faculty Adviser within two weeks from the commencement of each Semester. The college shall
send a list of students registered for each programme in each semester giving the details of courses
registered, including repeat courses, to the University in the prescribed form within 45 days from the
commencement of the semester.
It is mandatory that the students who got admission under CBCSS integrated Programme . A student
shall be normally permitted to register for the examination if he/she has required minimum attendance. If
the student fails to acquire the required attendance in a semester, the student shall be permitted to move
to the next semester (if the attendance is more than 50% - Provisional registration) and can write the
examination for the entire courses of the semester in which shortage of attendance occurs, as
supplementary examination only after the completion of the foundation/advanced programme. In such
cases, a request from the student may be forwarded through the Principal of the college to the Controller
of Examinations within two weeks of the commencement of the semester. If the attendance is less than
50%, the student is ineligible to continue the programme and has to seek re-admission. There will not be
any Repeat semester in CBCSS Integrated Programmes.

11 .Examination.
11.1. There shall be University examinations at the end of each semester.
11.2. Practical examinations shall be conducted by the University as prescribed by the Board of Studies.
11.3. External viva-voce, if any, shall be conducted along with the practical examination/project
evaluation.
11.4. The model of question papers may be prepared by the Board Of Studies concerned. Each question
should aim at – (1) assessment of the knowledge acquired (2) standard application of knowledge (3)
application of knowledge in new situations.
11.5. Different types of questions shall possess different marks to quantify their range.
11.6. Project evaluation shall be conducted at the end of sixth semester for foundation programme and
10th semester for advanced programme.
11.7. Audit course for Foundation Programme : The students can attain only pass (Grade P) for these
courses. At the end of each semester, there shall be examination conducted by the college from a pool of
questions set by the University. The students can also attain the credits through online courses like
SWAYAM, MOOC etc. , with the prior permission from the Board of Stuydies concerned. The College
shall send the list of passed students to the University at least before the commencement of fifth semester
examination.
11.8. Improvement course: Improvement of a particular semester can be done only once. The student
shall avail of the improvement chance in the succeeding year after the successful completion of the
semester concerned. The students can improve a maximum of two courses in a particular semester. The
internal marks already obtained will be carried forward to determine the new grade/mark in the
improvement examination. If the candidate fails to appear for the improvement examination after
registration, or if there is no change in the results of the improved examination, the mark/grade obtained
in the first appearance will be retained. Improvement and supplementary examinations cannot be done
simultaneously.
11.9. Moderation: Moderation is eligible as per the existing rules of the Academic Council.
12. Assessment &Evaluation.
12.1. Mark system is followed instead of direct grading for each question. For each course in the
semester letter grade and grade point are introduced in 10-point indirect grading system as per guidelines
given in Annexure-1.
12.2. Course Evaluation-The evaluation scheme for each course shall contain two parts
1) Internal assessment 2) External Evaluation
20% weight shall be given to the internal assessment. The remaining 80% weight shall be for the external
evaluation, except for project. For project evaluation, existing criteria in the UG/PG Regulations (CBCSS
UG 2019) will be made applicable to the foundation and advanced programmes respectively, in the
Integrated Programmes.
12.2.1. Internal Assessment
20% of the total marks in each course are for internal examinations. The marks secured for internal
assessment only need to be sent to University by the colleges concerned. The internal assessment shall be
based on a predetermined transparent system involving written tests, Class room participation based on
attendance in respect of theory courses and lab involvement/records attendance in respect of Practical
Courses. Internal assessment of the project will be based on its content, method of presentation, final
conclusion and orientation to research aptitude.
Components with percentage of marks of Internal Evaluation of Theory Courses are-Test paper 40%,
Assignment 20%, Seminar 20% and Class room participation based on attendance 20%. For practical
courses - Record 60% and lab involvement 40% as far as internal is concerned. (if a fraction appears in
internal marks, nearest whole number is to be taken). For the test paper marks, at least one test paper
should be conducted. If more test papers are conducted, the mark of the best one should be taken. To
ensure transparency of the evaluation process, the internal assessment marks awarded to the students in
each course in a semester shall be notified on the notice board at least one week before the
commencement of external examination. There shall not be any chance for improvement for internal
marks. The course teacher(s) shall maintain the academic record of each student registered for the course,
which shall be forwarded to the University by the college Principal after obtaining the signature of both
course teacher and Head of the Department. The Split up of marks for Test paper and Class Room
Participation (CRP) for internal evaluation of Integrated Programmes (for both founadtion and advanced)
are as follows.
Split up of marks for test papers

Range of marks in test papers Out of 8 Out of 6

(maximum internal marks is 20) (Maximum internal mark is 15)

Less than 35% 1 1

35 % -- 45% 2 2

45%----55% 3 3

55%--65% 4 4

65%---85% 6 5

85%---100% 8 6

Split of class room participation

Range of CRP OUT OF 4 Out of 3

(MAXIMUM INTERNAL (maximum internal mark is 15)
MARK IS 20)

50% ≤ CRP < 75% 1 1

75% ≤ CRP < 85% 2 2

85 % and above 4 3

12.2.3. External Evaluation

For Foundation Programme, External evaluation carries 80% of marks. All question papers shall be set
by the University. The external question papers may be of uniform pattern with 80/60 marks (The pattern
is given in the Annexure III). The courses with 2/3 credits will have an external examination of 2 hours
duration with 60 marks and courses with 4/5 credits will have an external examination of 2.5 hours
duration with 80 marks.
For Advanced Programme, External evaluation carries 80% of marks. All question papers shall be set by
the University. The external question papers may be of uniform pattern with 80 marks having duration of
3 hours.
The external examination in theory courses is to be conducted by the University with question papers set
by external experts/Question bank prepared by the Board of Studies. The evaluation of the answer scripts
shall be done by examiners based on a well-defined scheme of valuation and answer keys shall be
provided by the University. The external examination in practical courses shall be conducted by two
examiners – one internal and an external, the latter appointed by the University. The project evaluation
with viva can be conducted either internal or external which may be decided by the Board of Studies
concerned. After the external evaluation only marks are to be entered in the answer scripts. All other
calculations including grading are done by the University.
Regarding the internal/external proportion of advanced programme, the existing pattern of respective
discipline farmed by the respective Board of Studies is applicable. The different criteria set for the
internal evaluation of advanced programme (from 7th semester to 10 semesters) are same as that of a non
integrated PG programme.
12.2.4. Revaluation: In the new system of grading, revaluation is permissible. The prevailing rules of
revaluation are applicable to Integrated Programmes. Students can apply for photocopies of answer
scripts of external examinations. Applications for photocopies/scrutiny/revaluation should be submitted
within 10 days of publication of results. The fee for this shall be as decided by the University.
13. Grading System
13.1. Indirect grading System based on a 10-point scale is used to evaluate the performance of students.
13.2. Each course is evaluated by assigning marks with a letter grade (O, A+, A, B+, B, C, P, F, I or Ab)
to that course by the method of indirect grading. (Annexure I).
13.3. An aggregate of P grade (after external and internal put together) is required in each course for a
pass and also for awarding a degree. However, a minimum of 30% marks on external evaluation is
needed for a pass in a course of Integrated Programme. But no separate pass minimum is needed for
internal evaluation. No separate grade/mark for internal and external will be displayed in the grade card;
only an aggregate grade will be displayed. Also the aggregate mark of internal and external is not
displayed in the grade card.
13.4. A student who fails to secure a minimum grade for a pass in a course is permitted to write the
examination along with the next batch.
13.5. After the successful completion of a semester, Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) of a student
in that semester is calculated using the formula given below. For the successful completion of a semester,
a student should pass all courses. However, a student is permitted to move to the next semester
irrespective of SGPA obtained.
SGPA of the student in that semester is calculated using the formula

Sum of the credit points of all courses in a semester

SGPA = -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total credits in that semester

13.6. The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of the student is calculated at the end of a
programme. The CGPA of a student determines the overall academic level of the student in a programme
and is the criterion for ranking the students. CGPA can be calculated by the following formula.

CGPA for Integrated Programme :

Total credit points obtained in one to six semesters

CGPA = ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Total credits acquired (200)

CGPA for the students who exit after the complettion of Foundation Programme

Total credit points obtained in seven to ten semesters

CGPA = ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Total credits acquired (120)
CGPA for the students who take admission to Advanced Programme

Total credit points obtained in ten semesters

CGPA = ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Total credits acquired (80)

13.7. SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to three decimal places. CGPA determines the broad
academic level of the student in a programme and is the index for ranking students (in terms of grade
points). An overall letter grade (cumulative grade) for the entire programme shall be awarded to a student
depending on her/his CGPA (Annexure-I)
14. Grade Card
14.1. The University shall issue to the students grade/marks card (by online) on completion of each
semester, which shall contain the following information:
• Name of University
• Name of College
• Title of Programme
• Semester concerned
• Name and Register Number of student
• Code number, Title and Credits of each Course opted in the semester
• Letter grade in each course in the semester
• The total credits, total credit points and SGPA in the Semester (corrected to three decimal places)
14.2. The final Grade card issued at the end of the final semester shall contain the details of all courses
taken during the entire programme including those taken over and above the prescribed minimum credits
for obtaining the degree. The final grade card shall show CGPA (corrected to three decimal places),
percentage of marks (corrected to two decimal places) and the overall letter grade of a student for the
entire programme. The final grade card shall also include the CGPA and percentage of marks of common
courses, core courses, elective courses, allied core courses and open courses separately. This is to be done
in a 10- point indirect scale. The final Grade card also contains the list of Audit courses passed and the
details of Extra credits.
14.3. Evaluation of Audit courses for Foundation Programme : The examination shall be conducted by
the college itself from the Question Bank prepared by the University. The Question paper shall be of 100
marks of 3 hour duration.
14.4. Evaluation of Audit Courses for Advanced Programme : Evaluation of Audit course is 100%
Internal and it shall be done by the Institutions/Board of Studies/Department Council concerned. Some of
the Board of Studies prepared the guidelines of Audit Courses, otherwise, the institution shall decide the
same. The examinaton and evaluation shall be conducted by the college itself either in the normal
structure or MCQ model from the Question Bank and other guidelines provided by the University/Board
of Studies. The Question paper shall be for minimum 20 weightage and a minimum of 2 hour duration
for the examination. The result has to be intimated /uploaded to the University during the Third Semester
as per the notification of the University.
15. Award of Degree
The successful completion of all the courses (common, core, elective, allied core and open courses)
prescribed for the degree programme with 'P' grade shall be the minimum requirement for the award of
degree.
16. Transitory Provisions
Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, the Vice-Chancellor shall, for a period of three
years from the date of coming into force of these Regulations, have the power to provide by order that
these regulations shall be applied to any programme with such modifications as may be necessary.

17. Grievance Redressal Committee

17.1. Department level: The College shall form a Grievance Redressal Committee in each department
comprising of course teacher, one senior teacher and elected representative of students (Association
Secretary) as members and the Head of the Department as Chairman. This committee shall address all
grievances relating to the internal assessment grades of the students.
17.2. College level: There shall be a college level grievance redressal committee comprising of student
adviser, two senior teachers, two staff council members (one shall be elected member) and elected
representative of students (College Union Chairperson ) as members and Principal as Chairman.
17.3. University level: The University shall form a Grievance Redressal Committee as per the existing
norms.
18. Steering Committee
A Steering Committee consisting of two syndicate members of whom one shall be a teacher, the
Registrar of the University, Controller of Examinations, seven teachers from different disciplines
(preferably one from each faculty), two Chairpersons of Board of Studies (one UG and one PG), and two
Deans of Faculty shall be formed to resolve the issues, arising out of the implementation of Regulations
for Integrated Programmes.. The Syndicate member who is also a teacher shall be the Convenor of the
committee. The quorum of the committee shall be six and meeting of the committee shall be held at least
thrice in an academic year. The resolutions of the committee will be implemented by the Vice-Chancellor
in exigency and this may be ratified by the Academic Council.
19. Repeal
The regulations now in force in so far as they are applicable to programmes offered by the University and
to the extent they are inconsistent with these regulations are hereby repealed. In the case of any
inconsistency between the existing Regulations and these Regulations relating the Choice-Based Credit
Semester System in their application to any course offered in a College, the latter shall prevail.

Annexure-1
Method of Indirect Grading
Evaluation (both internal and external) is carried out using Mark system .The Grade on the basis of total
internal and external marks will be indicated for each course, for each semester and for the entire
programme.
Indirect Grading System in 10 - point scale is as below:
Ten Point Indirect Grading System
Percentage of Grade Interpretatio Grade Range of Class
Marks (Both n point grade
Internal Average ( points
&External put G)
together)
95 and above O Outstanding 10 9.5 -10 First Class with
Distinction
85 to below 95 A+ Excellent 9 8.5 -9.49

75 to below 85 A Very good 8 7.5 -8.49

65 to below 75 B+ Good 7 6.5 -7.49 First Class

55 to below 65 B Satisfactory 6 5.5 -6.49

45 to below 55 C Average 5 4.5 -5.49 Second Class

35 to below 45 P Pass 4 3.5 -4.49 Third Class

Fail
Below 35 F Failure 0 0

Incomplete I Incomplete 0 0 Fail

Absent Ab Absent 0 0 Fail